: 1,' - -.. .~ -· .0 . • - . ',["~ ., . ~ ... - o,,,cr 0, lfA·VAl L_ IECUlll'FY -01,1s,o,, ,,,,,_I.L18£11CJ ; . i . ~ NEWS LEnER ' [ -' :1. ·r i .. I.. • ,, • { . .. J.•.· 3 May 1962 ": ·· ..-. ·, '·'(This ·Ie,1sletter fs inte nded for dissemination to all :' persons concerned uith ;. investigations. Sufficient copies are furnished to allow distribution of . ·::_. ·i ndi vid,ml copi es. to ea.ch Naval Intelligence Agent) . ·-::°"*-';('°****~k**-Y,-~,-Y..-,i.rlP.P?,.-:-~-'lrk-r.-Yt*'A-**1;·ll:~'-Y."°*-'l,***-'k-:',~HH:-~-)\--\<-'.H'--****l~***~k-¾-***·:(-·:'°*°:H:-·~**-:l-;}~-**°* .l. , ' r' THE BACKLOG STAYS WI'rH US ., ; ,' ::, · S! !'.- .:· . _In spite of a gratifying increase in case output· ever the past quarter, dli~'oo.ckl.Qg of__cas~s continues to creep upwp.rd. v'J.lhe high productivity per J J .. .. J{._; - , t • • t,,, :. I I • • • a gent is noted with•'pl.easure.i,:,· h_9'jever, and tt· i-s--hoped.___ th°:t i~ will continue to r i se. A recently authorized a.\J.gmeri"te.tion- in overall agent strength should :,-. begirt to make itself felt in the near future... Al.sci" it~is :. hoped that t he .l's'ubstantial number of grade ,promotions which are in prospect, will tend to have a stabiJ..iZirl6 effect onpereOilllEµ attrition. These factors, together ,,ith a ,. , little sustained. extra effort ·on the part of all _. of ~s will provide a good · start to·wa.rds _J,.icking this problem . ./To those fe,i average producers - get on . the ball? To .:the majority - keep up the good ,-rork! -. ~ . .. ~- ..... · .:..... , ·' \:,i6t·;·TI,1ER RETIRES , • ~·, • I s/A Clarence R. JUSTU:3-,;).. ong time SRA of the -~ittsburgh office in DI0-4ND rettred on 28 February 1%.?)-.under Section 6( c) or- ·the Civil Service Retirement Act. Nr. Justus ,,ho had been employed continuouslf atr.an agent since 15 Sep 191~1 is one of the first to become eligible for 20}year· retirement on ONI agent service alone . He is remaining in the Pittsburgh area. t1here he is engaged in the real estate business. We hope his r etirement yea.rs are many and happy and that he meet·s , uith ·w-uch success in his new endeavors. , ,. • • .. - ~ While on the subject of old timers , four of our ONI Hee.dquarters agents wer e r ecently presented l7ith twent y year ser vice pins . They e.re: S/As T. Fason; S.J. Cardice; J .S. Allender and C. E. Wal ker. Congrat ulat ions and "well done " are certainly due to t h:Ls _group who have ground out many a case and met many a deadli ne in the more than el ghty year s comb ined service which they r epresent. WHO WANTS TO GO OVERSEAS·? It ' 8 ab01..1t time to publ i.sh our peri odic reminder that r equest s from agents for overseas a ssignments .a re desired on a continuing be.sis . Included i n the term 11 0 verseas" are the ertru-continental districts 10, 14, 15, and 17. Vacan­ ci es are antici pated in~~~arly _all areas during the next few months. Even i f no i mmediate opening exists it is well ·to have your requests on file in order to i nsure consider ation lThe~ the· vacancy occurs. With the percentage of a gent with b i llets in extra -conti nental areas increasing• , every man planni ng a career 0 NI should expect to serve an oversee.s ,tour at some time during his period of servi ce. Full information on the submission of requests is contained in ONI I:L'! ST 12040.1 of 31 August 1960. AGENTS TRATIHNG SCHOOL The most recent Agents I Basic Training Course 2B-62 convened at ONI duri ng the period 12 l'f:ar - 6 Apr 1962. In attendance ,-1ere the following named personnel: William F. Boland ••.... ·...... DI0-4ND \fayne .• J . Jensen .... .· ., ...... DIO-llND Charles P. Bridge •.•.•.- ; .· ;!. LL IO-PRNC··" . yeirt~nJ :~ ~ Kalihfir .. ....... DI0-9ND 1 J ames E. Carson ...•.....•..· .. DI0-5ND' ·:: Warten· R. ··_ Lyncb:: •. ~ .. .·· ....• DIO-llND Frank D. Draper ...•.......... DI0-4ND" ' ·'Je.rileS ·F.. Maher ..· .' . ·; -.·. ·. -. ..... IO-PRHC Gregory L. Duffy ............. DI0-6ND ·· john J. Mancin1 ..... -•.. , .., ..... DI0-14ND Burton A. Emerson .........•.. NISA-Jap William N. Miller-;-: .. :-•. :· .. DI0-9ND Robert A. Foy ................ DI0-9ND John A. Przywara . • ~ ..•.....• DI0-4ND John H. Glover .......•.....•. I0-PRNC Stanley L. Schailr ......... DIO-llND Charles E. Herbert ......•..•. DI0-12ND Laney s. Spigener .......... DI0-6ND Everett G. Holstein .....•...• DI0-5ND Richard F. Webb ............ DIO-lND RECENT AGENT TRANSFERS The folloving agent transfers have recently been effected or ordered as indicated: Name From ~c.c. Johnson IO-PRNC Iceland s/A R. Lacosta DI0-12ND S/A J .J. Jones DI0-6ND s/A R. S Wilkinson NAVINVSUPPACT,Japan S/A C.R. Martin NAVINVSUPPACT,Japan S/A R.E. ,Ruesch .oro-9nD1 s/A J .A~ llheeler ~- DIO-llND . ~ . • • L <> S A V .c. ·Coxbead .. ·. ·· · · ·DI~l4HD •t • ',.. 4·' s A R.A:~ Mo 'el ·e . S A J.C. Dunton· · SA J.J. Crowley IO-PRNC -2- • • The fol lo~ i ng new agents have reported aboard since our last issue; ' . John A. Prz)"-mra . .-:. ..• ... 4ND Hubert H. Barber .. ....•..• 51~n Be rna rd C. Lang •• ; ••.• • ••• 8ND Luther L• . Ccok .•. .. ....•.. 5ND Roy S. Hawk •••••• ; •••••••• PRNC Cnar l es N • . Cole ....... .. ... 6ND Thomas F. Meehan ..... .. • 3ND Robert v. Howe.rd .. •.... ••. PRNC Mi ller J . Mathews . •. ...•• • 8ND Rceci .G. Quinn _• •..•.•• . •••. -. 6.dD ·Royce E. Logan ...... •... 8ND Charles- H. Schwab • . .. .... 6ND Thomas J. Brannon .. .. .. .. llND St~n;L. ey J. Niemala .... .. • .. 9ND Raiph -c . Beauchamp ..· ....... U ND RonaJd E. Bright ... _. ...... l3ND J oseph F . 1iskinni s ..... llND Warren J. Shadko ••. .. .. •. 9ND . ' · WORTHLESS CHECK STATUTE . ., . ; r. Attent ion is invited to the recent Act of Congress which amends the Uniform Code of lilitary Just ice by adding a nev Article 123a as follovs: "Article 123a. Making, ·dra,-1ing;-- _- 9r _utteri ng check, draft, or order t-1i t out sufficient funds. ,. ' Any person subject to this chapt er \iho - (1) for the procurement of any arti cle or_ thing of value, with intent to defr aud; or (2) for the payment of any :pa.st due obligation, or for any other ·_purpose, with intent to deceive; ·makes, dra·ws, utters, or delivers any check, draft, or order for the payment -·of money upon any banl{ or other depository, knowing at the time that the maker : or aiauer has ·not or t-1ill not have sufficient funds in, or credit with, the bank or other depository for the payment :.of that check, draft, or order in full upon its presentment, shall be punished as a court-martial may direct. The rr.aking, drawi ng, uttering, or· deliver:Ulg :_ by-o. maker or dra\-rer of a check, draf t, or or der, .payment .of ·whi_ch, is ref;used,_iby _t};i~- drawee because of insufficient funds of the maker or drawer in the drawee's possession or control, is prima facie evidence of his intent to defraud or deceive and ·of his knouledge of insufficient funds in, or credit with, that bank or other depository, unless the maker or drawer pays the holder the amount due witlrin f-ive days after receiving notice, orally· or in writing, t~t the check, dr,~;ft, or order was not pa.id on present­ ,· ·nient- , · In this ·-section, ·the word- 'credit~ means ,an arrangement or understanding, ·express or implied, with the_bank or other depository for the payment of that check, draft, or order-." · An Exe'cutive Order is -in preparation which will add the foregoing Arti e.le to the Manuo.l f.o::- · Courts~Martial, together with related· changes to the Manual · containing a discu~sion of the substantive _and procedural aspects of the statute as ve-11 as. delineating elements of the off~nse and p_roviding other pertinent material. This 1nfonnation was disseminated to the Service in JAG Notice 5810 of 2 Feb 1962. Article 12 a is effective as of l t{arch 1962. ' • ~ . / . · • • -~· •.· . ,.J : . ' -3- Af,1ENTI IBNT TO FEDERAL TOR'I·• CLAI 1L.S ACT • Another recent Act of Congress of interest to all personnel, military and civilian, O.Iacndn the Federal Tcrt Cla~ms ~As;~, (,A.ct, of 21 Sep 1961, P.L. 87-258, 75 Stat· 539 (.28 use 2679) . :Pr:tor,. ;-to~·this ·amendment any person suffering , personal injury or property damage as the.result o! the opel'6tion of ·motor vehicles by Federa]. .employees or servi.'c~II!en o.cting wtthin the -scope o-? their employment coul~ bring suit age.inst the: United Statee,· but. U€re not compelled t o do so and co~d .el.ect to su€<the· imploy_ee or servtceman -persc,nally .. : The Department of Jus:ti.ce. would ·norme.11r q.~fepd such suits aeainst· an· 1ndi vidual but any judgment ~endered against the servi~eman or employee- defendant ~as a purely personal obligation and the· United States ,-ra.a, ·not . liable therefor. ,.. t .• • •' • J :) I , •. • 0 On or aft~r: ?1 Me.r~h 1962, a.~co ... ~ihq_t _q'.\he amentbnant~ .iae ·exclusive reme·dy f or persons su.fferiog . injury ··or,:doI:lllge· ·as ·'o.bove shall lie in e. suit against the l Unit ed s~utcs . The plo.intiff's election of brinGing action~against theindividuo.l .. has been abolished. • . ~' • ,· .. : l ... •• \ - It eh9uld be._ nqted tlmt -this.·om:4=#~,P\ ~ ..e~ends ; ;QriLY ·. to -removing· t·he . elect1.on ·to sue the individual ser v±'ceino.ri or employee in cooes involving :i:,er;;9no.1 i nj ry or pro?erty dmnnge inc':ll'r_ed _.a~ !\fi=,f~t:t ~ :t,pe ,;§>P(f's!'l1~i6n off iaat~r ve"l:-tcles "!Jy the serviceman 9r enployee·: 1ntb1:n·the~ 'scope of his employmehc.